Category Archives: challenges

Today was incredible. Limited arguments from the youngest. By limited, I mean less than 5. Very nice day. Spent some time working on household chores, dishes and what not. Laundry can wait a day. Seems like it never ends anyway. Setup my sewing area in the living room. While it would be nice to have a separate area, it will do. Wrote an article about Least Restrictive Environments. Worked on some other aspects of the site, namely stats and determining who, when and how long each visit was. What seem to be the more popular postings? the jury is still out, but the lead is in for the post about “Toddlers and Tiaras“. The first month of live activity garnered 1500 unique page views. this is up from 0 in December, and traffic is increasing each week. On a side note, still looking for an attorney in regard to

So, in reality television there is a program called Toddlers and Tiaras. I can’t say that I have ever seen it. The premise is apparently mom’s who enter their daughters in beauty pageants. The girls are painted up, dressed in what would be considered provocative clothing for an adult. Nw if that isn’t bad enough, one mom took it a step further and scheduled a time when reporters could see an exhibition put on by her daughter at a restaurant in New York City. Now this mother is suing various media outlets for sexualizing her daughter. What happened to personal accountability? What is she doing to her daughter by entering her in these pageants? Who is really to blame for the “sexualization” of her daughter? Or is it something like greed that is driving mom? It seems to me that being a kid is hard enough in this society with

So I had to stop at our high school to sign some papers for one of my kids special education teachers, and the Superintendent happened to hear my voice. He came out, asked me if I had a few minutes so he could give me the paperwork for home schooling. Now, if you are following my blog, you already know this.. we are in spirited discussions with our district regarding the return of our youngest to public school. He was in a residential behavior modification program for 7 months. And once he completed their program they discharged him. Now the school doesn’t want him back, they want us to bus him 40 miles one way to another day treatment program. They will pay all expenses. Our argument is that our son deserves a chance to at least try to be successful in the public school setting. Least Restrictive Environment it